Senior UX Researcher, Kraken

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Senior and Expert level
Remote in EU, UK
Kraken

Cryptocurrency exchange

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Kraken

Cryptocurrency exchange

501-1000 employees

FintechB2CCryptocurrencyTradingBlockchain

Be an early applicant

Salary not provided
Senior and Expert level
Remote in EU, UK

501-1000 employees

FintechB2CCryptocurrencyTradingBlockchain

Company mission

To accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrency so that you and the rest of the world can achieve financial freedom and inclusion.

Role

Who you are

  • We’re looking for an inquisitive, independent explorer who believes in a tomorrow where cryptocurrency spreads wealth, inclusively and enables new forms of creativity
  • Minimum of 8 years of experience in lead UX Research roles, with a proven track record of delivering impactful research outcomes
  • Extensive experience in an array of research methodologies
  • Excellent communication, presentation and storytelling skills, with the ability to effectively convey research findings to diverse audiences
  • Proficiency in user-centered design principles and methodologies
  • Ability to conceptualize, scope and execute research studies with speed, dexterity, flexibility, open-mindedness and scale, along with the ability to adapt quickly to change
  • Ability to present and showcase findings and the value of UX Research to Design and Product teams, along with the wider org
  • Strong grasp of User-Centered Design principles
  • Humility, open mindedness and the ability to receive constructive criticism and use it to improve the end result
  • Ability to manage ambiguity, work autonomously, and multi-task in a fast-paced environment

Desirable

  • A passion for Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency movement with a desire to make Kraken the best trading platform in the world
  • Informed about current and emerging trends in crypto, FinTech

What the job involves

  • We’re looking for an experienced, Senior UX Researcher to join our UX Research Team and help us explore, understand and reinvent everything from the way money works to a bunch of even more ambitious things we can’t talk about yet.
  • The UX Research Team is a small, in-demand team within a fast-paced company, so the ideal candidate will need to be comfortable to hit the ground running and be flexible to the team – and the business’s – needs
  • Utilize a range of qualitative and quantitative research methods to gain deep insights into our clients' needs and behaviors
  • Lead research initiatives to identify knowledge gaps, address frictions and challenge assumptions across product areas
  • Collaborate closely with Design, Product and Engineering teams to ensure intuitive and impactful product development
  • Drive the development of standards, processes and guidelines that enhance the effectiveness of our UX Research Team
  • Mentor, influence and coach other researchers and designers
  • Collaborate cross-functionally using strong communication, written and facilitation skills to ensure the UX Research Team’s output empowers Krakenites and helps them to feel confident about their work
  • Act as the voice of our clients and make sure that we’re constantly solving real problems for them while delivering high quality, delightful experiences
  • Support Krakenites across multiple teams as a research partner, identifying where research can be most helpful, most impactful and where research is not the appropriate response to a problem
  • Support Krakenites in self-serving research to the point that they can conduct their own lightweight evaluative research while educating peers in research methodologies and helping to evangelize across the company

Our take

Kraken is the world’s largest global bitcoin exchange in euro volume and liquidity. Kraken’s clients also trade USD, CAD, ETH, XRP, LTC and other digital currencies, on a platform consistently rated the best and most secure bitcoin exchange by independent news media.

Kraken was the first bitcoin exchange to have its market data displayed on the Bloomberg Terminal, the first to pass a cryptographically verifiable proof-of-reserves audit, and one of the first exchanges to offer leveraged bitcoin margin trading.

Kraken are one of the top 3 bitcoin exchanges by volume, behind Coinbase and bit-x with an 18% market share. While this is a competitive space to operate in - the volume of crypto being exchanged every day is very high, so there's space for multiple winners.

Kraken have made a number of acquisitions and have strengthened its world-leading position with the launch of new products, features and apps and a 24/7 multi-lingual support line. The company will continue to provide clients with easier and more versatile ways to participate in the crypto ecosystem.

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13% female employees

22% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

Feb 2019

$100m

SERIES C

Mar 2014

$5m

SERIES A

Total funding: $111.5m

Company benefits

  • Work where you want: 90% of Krakenites work remotely, we believe people do their best work wherever they're happiest
  • Flexibility and Autonomy: We are highly results-focused vs. time-focused. We want you to work when and how you need to keep you at your most proactive
  • We value diversity: Our Team is spread across 60 countries. By joining Kraken you'll be part of a truly multicultural organization that values diversity and inclusion
  • A new approach to salary: Kraken prides itself on being at the forefront of crypto innovation, and that means the majority of our workforce has the option to be paid in bitcoin
  • Equity Options: Kraken owes its success and growth to its people. That's why we offer nearly all our Krakenites a stake in the company

Company values

  • Crypto Conviction
  • Assume Best Intent
  • Innovative
  • Collaborative
  • Client Obsessed
  • Productively Paranoid
  • Globally Inclusive
  • Humble

Company HQ

Financial District, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Jesse Powell

(Chairman of the Board)

Previously co-founded Verge Gallery & Studio Project, Lewt and Internet Ventures & Holdings

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